Background: African American (AA) women are more likely to be given a diagnosis of breast
cancer at an early age, experience morbidity after treatment, and exhibit disparities in …

Women affected by breast cancer experience an array of quality-of-life issues that affect their
daily living in both short-term and long-term survivorship. Because African American women …

Background: The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can result in an array of late
cancer-specific side effects and changes in general well-being. Research has focused on …

Background Younger breast cancer survivors face unique challenges, and research is
needed to better understand how to optimize their quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with …

Abstract Purpose African American breast cancer survivors (AABCS) have a lower survival
rate across all disease stages (79%) compared with White survivors (92%) and often have …

Although the concerns of survivors of breast cancer have generated many studies, the
research typically has included African-American samples that were too small and …

Purpose This integrative review provides an overview of current psychosocial interventions
and qualitative studies exploring African American Breast Cancer Survivors …

ABSTRACT Objective: In the United States, 26,534 young women (≤ 45 years) were
diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Young African American (AA) women have higher …

Purpose This study explored the relationships between systemic-and individual-level
contextual factors and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a cohort of African American …

Background: The quality of life (QOL) of African American (AA) breast cancer survivors
(BCSs) is poorer than that of non-Hispanic white BCSs. It is necessary to address factors …